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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Tom Cruise Makes a Video Telling You to Fix Your Hi-Def TV Set (Though Most of Us Didn’t Know There Was Anything Wrong With It)

Tom Cruise posted an eye-opening video explaining that there’s something wrong with modern HD TV sets and encouraging consumers to fix it. Cruise appears in the video, posted on his Twitter account, along with “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” director Chris…

Front-Runners Emerge for ’60 Minutes’ Exec Producer’s Spot

Two front-runners have surfaced as CBS looks to fill the vacant executive producer’s position on its venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” Variety reports. The spot has been open since Jeff Fager exited CBS News in September amid alleged violation of CBS…

Hosts Named for 76th Golden Globe Awards

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday that the hosts for the 76th Golden Globe Awards will be Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg. The three-hour telecast will air live coast to coast on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 6, broadcasting from…

Syndicated Show Wins November Sweeps by Its Widest Margin Ever

A program that has been a powerhouse in syndication for years just won the November sweeps period by the show’s widest margin in its history in the household ratings. Variety reports that “Judge Judy” pulled off the feat by registering…

‘The Year in Memoriam’ to Remember Stars and Icons Lost in 2018 — Here’s a Partial List

A prime-time special, “The Year in Memoriam 2018,” will pay tribute to stars and icons who were lost this year and the legacies they left behind. The one-hour program, to be hosted by Robin Roberts and executive produced by Roberts…

BBC America Expands Coverage of a Sport You May Have Never Seen on TV (Even Though You’ve Probably Played It Yourself)

BBC America is breaking records with its coverage, and now the channel is adding even more hours of programming to its coverage of Professional Darts. The channel is adding coverage of the 2018/2019 World Darts Championship from London’s sold-out Alexandra…

‘Twilight Zone’ Marathon Set

For some people one of the best things about the holidays is the marathons of classic TV shows, and if you’re one of those people you might be interested to know that Syfy will ring in the new year with…

Report Says Moonves Obstructed Investigation — and It Could Cost Him Millions

Ousted CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves destroyed evidence and misled investigators who were looking into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Moonves, according to a draft of a report prepared for the company’s directors, The New York Times reports….

Moonves Accuser Reveals What She Told Investigators

A woman who is one of the many accusers describing alleged inappropriate behavior by Leslie Moonves provides details about what she told investigators in a first-person piece published today by The Hollywood Reporter. June Seley Kimmel describes an incident she…

Host Named for Academy Awards Ceremony — and He Immediately Comes Under Fire

The backlash began as soon as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that Kevin Hart will host the 91st Academy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 24. “The gig will be Hart’s first time hosting the Oscars, a…